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forsted. The highest authorities on dueling
do not agree rs to whether Ferry should have
foughton Boulanger's terms, but all agreed
that II the fight came OF It would be very apt to
mean death for some one; 80 the average citi-
ZEN 10 not surprised that Ferry has declined.
Among those who do not understand the CASE
Ferry 10 credited with lack OF courage. and
the Boulsnger newspapers, especially the In
tsnsissAat. attack Ferry in the foulest manner.
Ferry 10 far from being q coward, however, as
no proved at the outbreak OF the Commune.
whom he stuck TO his post at the Hotel de Vile.
while many who now attack him were hurrying
on TO Versailles In terror of the mob. Bou-
LANCER Is advised by foolish friends to cane
Ferry In public. There In no doubt that this
course. II adopted. would be followed by duel
Of some sort. It 10 foolish business, and 1t 10
. pity that French notions OF honor prevent
any man Of eminence from Intervening to stop
these distinguished men from making fools.
and possibly corpses, OF themselves. 1t turns
out that Ferry Is quite expert with the ioils.
And swords may eventually be used in the
duel instead Of pistols.
French gayety crops out in It all. and Paul de
Caesaanao wants to know Why tho distin-
euished enemies do not draw lots, the unfor-
innate one to rip himself open on the cheerful
Japanese hari-kan fashion. The news that
xerrys seconds have left Paris without having
made fresh negotiations for o fight gives
ground for the hope that the silly matter will
be allowed to drop.
Tho Bulgarians continue to hope for the
speedy arrival among them of Ferdinand. their
newly chosen Prince, but Ferdinand has not
YET moved. Bulgaria Ia getting restless. for
rs not natterinR TO choose Prince and have
nm accept the throne ~ Q favor to
Aoso who elected him. II Ferdinand does
soto bulgaria hs VII have . Grand welcome
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-Omolet and Croutons: First beat
together the yelks of six and the whites
of four eggs, seasoned with salt. Then
cut into bits small quantity of bread.
fry these in butter until brown, and
throw into boiled milk, gravy, or any
sauce. Mix the bread bits with the
beaten egg, and fry as an ordinary
omolet, taking care to exclude the
gravy from the frying Chicago
! Herald, +-..-.
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Yes, my boy, we will go" and the stern
father and physician, turned away his face
TO weep. The sufferer rambled on in happy
fashion, until near sunset. Then, thrill
OF recognition again seized him, and he
seemed to realize his surroundings Look
ing long and steadfastly at my sister, he
said:
You will wear the gray fol- my sake,
Jane" and his voice was lost forever.
Few were the preparations for the home.
ward journey. A parole was easily secured
for my father. ''The lights of sunset and
OF sunrise, mixed in that brief summer
night that paused among her stars" to
guide the dolorous voyage.
Upon the bluff which overlooks the turbid
Missouri, white slab marks the resting
place OF Confederate officer, while the
lingering rays Of the setting sun, on calm
June evenings, throws in bold relief against
the sky, the gray, Quaker-looking garb of
gray haired woman, who still strews the
red and white roses on the lonely grave, as
she has done for more than twenty years.
sweet is true love, tho given in vain, in vain
Ana sweet is death, who puts an end to pain
know not which is sweeter, no, not l."
M S Brooks
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Pressing it to his lips, he said: "Boys, it's
all over with me. Take care Of her who
will wea.' this, for my sake" and he laid
the gay colors upon my sisters shoulder.
''Don't give up, Captain" said one of the
men. "a doctor will be here directly, and
you will be all right"
his mouth.
Eyes, boys. l am all right. Heaven has
been good to me. What more can l asks"
and he raised my sisters hand to his ICY
lips.
'Hold on, Captain, here comes the doctor.
There, take one more sup of brandy. He's
one Of the regular sort, too; one of our
Yankee prisoners. Brace up, he'll pull you
through"
The little group separated to make way
for the doctor. Ii was my father A look
of resentment flashed over the wounded
mans face, but my fathers heartfelt tones
Of anguish melted all hearts.
80, Richard, my boy, my darling boy" he
exclaimed 'this is dreadful, dreadful"
All animosities and prejudices were for
gotten and forgiven in that one sentence.
Now Richard was boy again, running over
the greensward between our homes. His
mind had given way under the stress and
fever of his hurt, and he talked on in the
old way as he had often done in the long
ago. He seemed to think we were all al
home on the little veranda as we had sal
and lounged many day before.
''You and Jane must go home with me
| doctor My mother told me to bring you
| We must not disappoint herr
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loads of slave property carried farther
south into the cotton States, for it was ther
thought that all the battles would be fought
on Northern soil.
Our household consisted, beside the serv
ants, of only my father, my sister Jane anc
myself. Among the suitors for the hand Of
my sister was Richard Kirby, a young
bold, daring Carolinian. In physique he
was the perfection of manly vigor hand
some and courteous in bearing; and &
warm partisan in favor of secession. Be
tween my mild, quiet sister and himself
the very opposites Of each other my father
had deprecated the growing attachment
and my sister, won though she was by her
lovers dashing ways and ardent affection
yet gave heed to my fathers cooler judg
ment against his hot-headed rashness and
violent temper. Let any other denounce
Richard Kirby and she was his warmest
champion. When he besought her to put
her faith in him into practice, by consenting
to be his wife, my fathers warning with
held the wished for answer.
Our homes were adjoining. In the
garden fence was a little wicket, through
which we had always exchanged neigh.
borly courtesies of the most friendly sort
Since it was known that my father looked
with disfavor upon an alliance, the feeling
between the two families had become some
what constrained; still we went in and out
of the little wicket as before.
One night, as Jane and myself were sit
ing alone, my father gone to visit patient
old Martha, house servant of the Kirbys
came hurriedly in with her two months old
babe in her arms.
'Mis' Jane jes' please write a letter fur
me, honey" she said breathlessly, ''quick
as you kin. l can't stay minute"
''To whoms" asked Jane.
''Jis' to my chillun, back in ole virginny
Mebbe | nebber git anodder chance"
''You mist ask your mistress to write,''
said Jane, fearful that her assistance, should
it be granted, might be misconstrued.
80, laws Mis- Jane, ole missus can't write
more'n | kin. Please hurry and do this,
Mis- Jane, I'll pray fur We, honey, longs !
live, deed | will -
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PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

You can't make man a gentle
man by calling him one. But some
times you can please him and carry
your point, and that is more to your
purpose SOmerUiHe Journal.
Writing a letter is, to many people.
an irksome task, but it isn't half so
irksome as it is to hear a lawyer read
ing your letter aloud five years after
ward in open court.---JouriaaL Of Educa-
ton.
-Talmage says that "the man who
can sing and won't sing should be sent
to Sing Sing" That would be too
severe. 1t is the man who can't sing
and will sing should be sent to Sing
Sing.
The great trouble with American
journalism is that the men who know
just how u newspaper ought to be run,
are unfortunately engaged in some
other business driving Usage, digging
post-holes, herding sheep, or acting as
deputy sheriff. Barnet Tea. Hero.
-"Suppose 1 shall see you at your
fathers funeral to-day?" said friend
to young man of the period. NAV;
should like to be there, but I'll be busy
in court, opening succession and head
ing off mother in will contest. See
you later if l succeed. IN o. PicGy-
Une.
-Wife-"Who is that rude person in
the corner, lolling on the table as he
eats?" Husband-"That, my dear, is
Hamlet Jones, the actor" Wife
"Why, he takes the part of high
toned gentleman on the stage" Hus-
band-"So he does. One is art; the
other is Jones. Chicago Nel0S.
In Boston boarding-house-"That
pie we had for breakfast was simply
awful; the crust was like lead" Yes,
and the doughnUts were soaked with
lard. Perfectly indigestibler' Its
no wonder we women have dyspepsia.
Come up to my room. l have some
lovely pickles in the closet. WASH
ington Critic.
"A Philadelphia man proposes to
conduct sea breezes through UNDER
ground pipes from the nearest seacoast
TO that city, and then distribute them
to peoples houses through smaller
pipes for summer consumption. The
sea-air will of course be properly
thickened with New Jersey mosquitoes
before being served to customers.
If there could be some law, OBJ
serves a religious paper, by which one
might kill the thousandth crank after
listening patiently to the nine hundred
and ninety-nine there would be so0e
alienation of editorial misery. But
there is no such law, and one has to
take of his hat to all such people and
thank them for advice, even if it makes
him sick.
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and thriving city occupying this bend of the
river, whose influence should control public
opinion in its vicinity in favor of the patri-
'archal institution. Townlots already were
held at lofty rates, and when one assembled
the bluffs and beheld the magnificent
stretch of river and field, twelve miles up
and down, it seemed that any price at all
could never be too great with this wonder
ful landscape always in view. II the oppo-
site Kansas shore was the Canaan flowing
with milk and honey, as its Northern advo-
Gates were fond of saying, it seemed suffi-
Gent to the inhabitants on the hither side
TO enjoy the prospect beyond the swelling
Hood without an attempt to occupy and en-
counter the Alnaleks they were sure to find
III their path.
My father, who was the leading physician
In this pioneer hamlet, was among its first
settlers. Born in Virginia, he had no anti
slavery prejudices; yet he felt the system
"a be detrimental to the white race. Be-
fore coming West he had emancipated
himself by disposing of his negroes, reserv-
ing only couple of house servants. Even
tais shade of disapproval in the then state
OF public feeling, was construed into hos
1ile sentiment. An outspoken declaration
against secession on the part of the South
-
him almost an outlaw.
On a certain spi ing morning this remote
spot was astir with the reverberation of
She guns Of Fort Molltrie. Now, there
could no longer be any doubt where my
father stood. He declared Internationally
for the Union. Our house had what many
of the raider structures had not-a comIno-
Gious Uellar--and here at night knots Of
Gai6l men held their secret meetings, each
vending his way by separate path up and
around the bluffs to divert suspcion-the
gncipient Home Guards of Missouri. There
was an underlined dread in the air which
dcnoted an uprising even among those who
mad long been friends and neighbors
When at last Governor Jackson disclosed
his true attitude and called upon the State
militia to repel the invasion of the Federal
troops, the pent-up feeling found express
sion in wild speeches from the inconsider-
ate of both parties.
Lyon was preparing to move against JEFF
SGrNou City, and recruiting officers were
busy mastering troops for both sides of the
conflict all over The State. Lawlessness,
happily unknown to the older border States,
wai already rampant-born of the free,
Ircetier spirit which is always ready for
reckless daring and adventure.
Our house stood upon an elevation, and
TN the ravine below wound the main road of
vi the outlying country Not day passed
'that VIC did not see squads of horsemen
galioping along the dusty road, but whether
rebel, or loyal, none could tell for at that
Sinc.all were in citizens dress. The feel
ing of insecurity concerning the negroes
7xpas increasing, and day after day saw its
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SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Andrew Carnegie's furnaces at
Pittsburgh, are said to make rs much
iron per year as was made in the entire
country in 1861. Pittsburgh claims to
have the largest steel-melting estab-
lishment in the world. The city melts
369 tons per day.
Mrs L. F, Badly, of California, is
endeavoring to establish a colony of
silk culturists in Maryland. A tract of
100 acres will be divided among ten
colonists, and by next spring she hopes
to have the experiment fully under
way Chicago Tribune.
The experiments of DR.. Brown
Sequard have convinced him that the
rigidity retained by corpses for several
days is due to n true muscular contrac-
ton, indicating that the muscles do not
give up their vitality until after the
body has been otherwise lifeless for
considerable time.
More THAI two hundred new double
stars have been discovered in the last
five years by Prof. G. w. Hough,
of the Dearborn Observatory at Chi
cago. Most of them were somewhat
difficult of measurement, even with the
large refracting telescope of the obser-
vatory, which has an object glass eigh-
teen and half inches in diameter
N Y. Ledger.
-Oyster-culture is carried on actively
and with yearly increasing returns at
Arcachon and Array in France. Fiji
teen Thousand of the 81, 500 acres of the
bay of Arcachon are now covered with
oyster-beds, which yield 100000
oysters a year. The oyster beds at
Array, on the coast of Brittany, are
less Important than those of Arcachon,
but they furnished 70,O0O,0OO oysters in
1885. Popular Science Konthly.
Bruises may be taken out of the
woodwork of scientific instruments By
wetting with warm water. Then lay
on the place brown paper about five
layers thick, and apply hot flat-ircn
until the moisture is evapGrated. If
the bruise is not gone repeat the
process. If the bruise is small, merely
soak it with warm water, ard apply a
red-hot poker very near the surface.
Keep the wood wet and in few min
utes the bruise will disappear.
The subject of a technical univer-
sity is attracting attention in London.
where an important meeting was lately
held to consider what could be done.
Professor Ayrton made an address,
presenting eloquently some very cogent
reasons why such a university should
be established. 1t is TO be hoped the
scheme now maturing will not be
dropped. Living science should have
its seat of learning as we'll as lead Ian
guages. -The Electrical World
An interesting series of expert
ments has been made by DR.. j, w.
Fraser on the influence of our common
beverages on digestion. Among these
drinks he finds that " alter is usually the
best. Of infusions, tea or cocoa acts
most favorably when bread is eat>n,
and coffee is the best for use with meats
or eggs. Eggs are the best animal
food with infused beverages, ano should
be soft-boiled when tea is the beverage,
and hard-boi with coffee or cocoa
ArkdRedU TraUeler.
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would be thrown in silhouette against the
clear sky, as background. My sisters
pride came to her aid and she made no moan.
think she had felt that Richard would re-
lent at the last, and send her some token of
reconciliation, but he did not. In anticipa-
ton of this she had formed rosette of red
and white ribbons, which, with long floating
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GOING HOME.

The wish comes to me more and more;
I'm going home;
For Just this morning, through the door,
IRE sunlight peeping, seemed to say
There's time for work and time for play"
I'm going home.
As soon as get well and strong
I'm going home.
The letters say: We've waited long"
And mother asked for you to-day"
She getting feeble, old and gray
I'm going home.
The very words bring such relief
I'm going home.
Hearts ease, without touch of grief
Why, nothing under Gods broad skies
WIN seem to me like mothers eyes,
I'm going home.
I'll count the moments rs they pass
When going home;
Like shadows fitting DER the grass
by thoughts have swiftly gone beforr
To where they wait around the door.
I'm going home.
I'll leave behind the city gloom
In going home,
And md the apple trees in bloom.
see them now. all white and red
With sunshine dreaming over head.
I'm going home.
1 long for woods and fields again;
m going home.
This wasting fever gone, and then
Ill battle my heart in peace and rest,
And lay my head on summers breast
I'm going home.
Why look you all so strange at me?
I'm going home.
Turn up the lights-I can not see
What not reach home before l die?
oh. Christ, have mercy, mother-I-
I'm going-going home.
Ernest ucG0Gey in Ieter ocean
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sas, " as it was dersvely called on the one
hand and the "border ruffians," as was
the obnoxious epithet upon the other, had
at the outbreak of the war reached such a
degree that little security was felt on either
side of the rushing river. On the Missouri
shore every Northern man was looked upon
with suspicion, as was in fact every non
STAKEHOLDER, whether of Northern or of
Soutaern origin. There was an outside
appearance of civility, and neighborliness,
but it was the civility with which the lamb
regards the fox, not knowing how soon
open warfare may be declared.
Nestled in among the bold bluffs was
little hamlet composed of settlers mainly
rom the older Southern States. Every
shade of opinion was to be found among
them concerning the questions of the day,
although, as a matter of. course, the pro
slavery sentiment predominated. 1t was
expected at no distant dav to see q large
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-07-09
A WAR EPISODE.
The Pathetic Story of One Who
Wore the Gray.
CHAPTER I.

MONG the various localities
affected by the strife be.
tween the North and the
South perhaps none was
more fertile in romantic in
cident than were the western
counties of Missouri.
The discussions which had
given rise to bitter animos-
itiac batyuaon IghlaaJ;,r Ko,
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sense tells most men all this, but appe-
tite and selfishness make them reck-
less.
But the physical results, bad as they
are, unfortunately are not the worst.
The past five weeks of the cheated
term have been shockingly fruitful of
crimes of personal violence, all in
spired by the free use of alcohol A
father, maddened with drink, stabs his
daughter to the heart; husband,
fitted for the work in the saloons, kills
his wife; two drunken men attend II
christening party, and life is taken
and serious wounds given in the ARRAY
which follows; in a drunken frenzy g
laborer stabs an old man to death and
severely cuts his wife-but why at
tempt to summarize the reports which
come under every body's eye in the
daily newspapers Every day, every
hour, the saloon sends out its patrons
to do crimes that make the heart of So
ciety sick.
If alcohol has its legitimate uses in
the medical and scientific depart
ments, let it be confined to those uses.
Medical and scientific testimony give
it no legitimate place among the bev-
erages Neither in high ATTITUDES nor
low latitudes is it aught but a physical
foe; and no ATTITUDES or longitudes
have yet been found where it is any
thing but curse and a scourge. N.
Y. I,adependent.
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ALCOHOL IN ALL LATITUDES.
A Physical Foe, Curse and Scourge
Wherever Drank Medical and Scien-
tifc Testimony.

A Physical Foe, Curse and Scourge
Wherever Drank e. Medical and Scien-
tific Testimony.
General Greedy, the most distin-
guished Arctic traveller we have among
us, tells us that in high ATTITUDES the
effect of alcohol shows itself in "di-
minis he'd power for work." and in
'impaired resistance to cold" For
this conclusion he gives facts of his
own observation and those set down
by previous expeditions.
Henry M. Stanley. the most distin-
guished African explorer of the age,
in an address which we published last
year, showed by case after case how
deadly thing is alcohol in the trop-
ical country of the Congo.
If alcohol is so dangerous in the re.
gions of extreme heat and extreme
cold, it must be that it is wholesome
and invigorating in the temperate
zones, if anywhere. But DR.. Cyrus
Edison, Chief Inspector of Food in the
Sanitary Bureau of the New York
Health Department, and DR.. Willard
Parker, two of the most distinguished
physicians in New York City, il arti-
Giles just published in the Epoch, do not
recommend alcoholic drinks, but warn
people against them, at least at this
season of the year. Says DR.. Edison:
1.-THE first effect OF alcoholic drinks is to
cause rise in temperature The blood YES
sells OF the brain are congested, the heart is
stimulated The secondary effect is to lower
the temperature slightly. But you neUer fnd
alcohol used in moderation People fCho use il
tncari06ly use il to ercesS. When taken to ex-
cess nothing could be used that would produce
sun-stroke or heat-exhaustion quicker. Lager
beer and ale open the pores and cause perspi,
ration. These drinks not as bad as whis.
ky. because alcohol is the deleterious ingredi.
ent; and OF course substances that contain more
OF it are more deleterious"
The italics are ours. DR.. Edison is
not Temperance crank" else these
italicized sentences might be passed
over as a fanatical outburst. The i'm
partial observer knows that they speak
sober tEuth. DR.. Willard Parker puts
the case against alcohol quite as strong
ly as DR.. Edison. He says:
~ do not believe in the use of alcohol Ia
any great extent. The first effect is appar.
emily cooling, but then comes the reaction, and
one becomes warmer and thirstier than ever.
Those who indulge freely in &C bolic drinks in
extremely hot weather ore tempting Provi.
dence, and are likely to be among the victims
OF sunstrolSe."
The advice of these eminent physi-
clans to those who want to keep cool
and well in summer is to let alcohol
alone. He who drinks freely of it, re-
marks DIR. Parker, is tempting Prov
idence," and, according to DR.. Edison,
those who drink at all, are apt to drink
TO excess.
The truth is becoming more and
more clearly recognized that alcohol
taken as beverage is always injurious
and never helpful. If taken at all il
should be taken as a medicine. Those
who disobey the rules which science
lays down as the result of her disinter-
estcd investigation tempt Providence
in sun-stroke and hundred other
physical arrangements. Common
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LITERARY LIFE.

The bold Dime Novelist stretched and yawned,
And said: Il have done good nights work
The rosy morning has not yet dawned,
And I've finished my tale OF The Deacon's
Dirk
He has murdered his aged uncle in bed,
And taken dozen bags OF gold,
And a rich mans daughter, and merrily fed
To sea to become pirate bold;
In Chapter l. he has cut the ears
on seventeen desperate mutineers;
He has hanged from the yardarm about score,
And vivisected a small lot more
He has rescued eleven Circassan girls,
And killed three traders in India pearls;
He has caused number of shocking wrecks,
And painted vermilion lot Of decks;
And four times he has escaped from jail
By carving the keepers in pieces fine;
And the ultimate chapter would turn you pale,
For the deaths must average two per line,
And 1 think have got this thing down fine,
And business is bad if this book can fail"
And his wife stole into the room just then,
AS wall was heard from the room in the
rear
And she said: Twill you wipe your CORY pen,
And take spell at the baby, dear?'
Puck.